Pacnet Extends SDN & NFV Capabilities Into The Optical Layer
Latest PEN enhancement brings the complete cloud experience to all layers of the network.
Pacnet has announced the extension of its award-winning Pacnet Enabled Network (PEN) into the optical layer. This allows Pacnet to provide on-demand provisioning of network services up to 100G including Network Function Virtualization (NFV) tools on the company’s privately owned trans-Pacific and intra-Asia submarine network systems.
PEN is a Software-defined Networking (SDN) platform supporting on-demand bandwidth delivery via its customer portal or simple public application programming interface (API). With the new capability, Pacnet extends network virtualization to the subsea transport network, enabling high-speed capacity provisioning and automated fault restoration across its network systems. Together with its virtual appliances, PEN gives customers the power to orchestrate applications across multiple countries simultaneously, delivering cost-efficient virtualized network resources that customers can order and consume on demand.